Press Releases

Vodacom collaborates with Microsoft to boost cyber skills in South Africa

03 August, 2022 – Vodacom and Microsoft South Africa recently collaborated to train twenty interns around the importance of cybersecurity. Vodacom is keen to play an integral role in addressing cyber skills scarcity in South Africa, with cybersecurity a significant threat for governments, businesses and individuals around the world. (more…)

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August 5, 2022

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Magenta Telekom: Rodrigo Diehl succeeds Andreas Bierwirth as CEO of the company

04 August, 2022 – There will be a change at the top of the Magenta Telekom management team at the beginning of October: After ten years as CEO of the company, Andreas Bierwirth is leaving Magenta Telekom to take on a new professional challenge outside the Deutsche Telekom Group. He will be succeeded by Rodrigo Diehl, who is currently responsible for the European B2C business in the Deutsche Telekom Group. Diehl is Argentinean with German roots and looks back on a professional career of more than 20 years in the telecommunications and technology industry.  (more…)

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Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

DabaDoc and Orange launch a medical video consultation service for families in the African diaspora

Casablanca, Paris. 30 March, 2022 – DabaDoc and Orange are launching DabaDoc consult, a brand new service allowing the African diaspora residing in Europe and the United States to instantly offer a video medical consultation to their relatives living in their country of origin. (more…)

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March 31, 2022

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Arista introduces edge as a service with Cognitive Unified Edge solution

Santa Clara, United States. 29 March, 2022 – Arista Networks a provider in data driven, client to cloud networking, announced the next phase of Arista’s cognitive campus vision with the introduction of the CUE™ (Cognitive Unified Edge). CUE enables commercial customers to accelerate new services and technology innovations by consolidating multiple security and networking functions into an “edge as a service” cloud managed solution. (more…)

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March 30, 2022

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

MATRIXX Software announces $50mn in growth funding from Francisco Partners

MATRIXX Software, a global provider of 5G monetisation for the communications industry, announced $50 million (€43.12 million) in growth funding from Francisco Partners, a global investment firm that specialises in partnering with technology businesses. (more…)

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October 14, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Lanner expands hybridTCA product lineup with carrier-grade HTCA-6400 network appliances

With advancements in networking software, such as SDN and NFV, communication service providers and carriers are evolving their new services via new levels of flexibility and agility. To address the needs of high availability cloud computing, Lanner introduces its NEBS-compliant HTCA-6400 HybridTCA network appliances. (more…)

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July 7, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

GeoSpock attracts another $5.4mn investment to speed adoption of database tech

GeoSpock has announced $5.4 million (€4.60 million) in additional funding. This is to accelerate the development and adoption of what is claimed to be the fastest, most scalable database on the market. This strategic investment round brings the total GeoSpock has raised to date to more than $32 million (€27.28 million). (more…)

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October 2, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

New 650 V CoolMOS CFD7 is tailored to perform in resonant topologies

For SMPS designs in industrial applications, recent technology trends include the need for high efficiency and power density as well as increased bus voltages. This triggers the need for power devices with 650 V breakdown voltage. (more…)

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October 1, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

5G ‘continues progress’ despite COVID-19

5G progress in connections and deployments continues despite the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn. So says, 5G Americas, the wireless industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas. (more…)

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July 7, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Airtel selects IBM and Red Hat to build open hybrid cloud network

Bharti Airtel, one of India’s integrated telcos, has selected IBM and Red Hat to build its new telco network cloud, designed to make it more efficient, flexible and future-ready to support core operations and enable new digital services. Under the agreement, Airtel will build its next generation core network, analytical tools and new consumer and enterprise services on top of this cloud platform based on open standards. (more…)

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May 12, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello